Optalgin drops for Pesach
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Question
Is it permitted to use Optalgin drops (a very bitter medicine) on Pesach, when it is said that there is a concern of chametz in them? If possible, I would appreciate a halachic source.
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
If it has a bitter taste, it is permitted to use it.
See Rema, Orach Chaim, siman 447, se’if 2.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, siman 447, se’if 2
חמץ שנתערב משש שעות (ולמעלה) עד הלילה, אינו אוסר במשהו אלא דינו כשאר איסורין. (Chametz that became mixed in from the beginning of the sixth proportional hour (and onward) until night does not prohibit the mixture in any amount; rather, its law is like that of other prohibitions.) רמ"א: (ונותן טעם לפגם נמי שרי) (And the Rema rules: something that imparts a detrimental (spoiling) taste is also permitted) (ד"ע אליבא דכ"ע). (this is the opinion of all authorities.)
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